HCT Chapter 31: Genderlect Styles of Deborah Tannen

Tannen believes that both men and women are primarily interested in human connection.

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Tannen claims that conversations between men and women reflect men's conscious efforts to dominate women.

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Tannen's research indicates that women talk less than men do in private conversations.

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Women tell more stories and jokes than men do.

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Women value report talk, whereas men value rapport talk.

F

According to Tannen, the first step in overcoming destructive responses is to: A) understand each other's style and the motives behind it. B) learn to talk as the other gender. C) alter the destructive communication pattern of males. D) teach women to be more assertive and men to be more sensitive.

A

In her book Gendered Lives, Julia Wood draws upon research with children to highlight the different rules that girls and boys learn as they grow up. Identify a key rule that boys learn. A) Use talk to solve problems or develop a strategy. B) Involve others in conversations and respond to their ideas. C) Use communication to create and maintain relationships. D) Show sensitivity to others and to relationships.

A

In her book Gendered Lives, Julia Wood draws upon research with children to highlight the different rules that girls and boys learn as they grow up. Which of the following is a key rule that girls learn? A) Communicate to assert their ideas, opinions, and identity. B) Use communication to create and maintain relationships. C) Use talk to solve problems or develop a strategy. D) Speak in a way that attracts attention to themselves.

B

Women ask questions to: A) solicit information. B) establish a connection with others. C) change the topic of a conversation. D) show competence.

B

Women listening to a story or explanation tend to: A) avoid eye contact so as not to embarrass the speaker. B) offer head nods. C) avoid putting themselves in a submissive stance. D) avoid eye contact and offer head nods.

B

In the context of a research study conducted by Deborah Tannen, identify a true statement about cooperative overlap. A) From a woman's perspective, it is a sign of a competitive ploy to control conversations. B) From a man's perspective, it is a way of putting himself in a submissive stance. C) From a woman's perspective, it is a sign of rapport. D) From a man's perspective, it is a way of annoying women during conversations.

C

Tannen says that, more than anything else, women seek: A) control. B) human understanding. C) human connection. D) status.

C

When studying the interactions between moms and kids during a free-play session, Louise Cherry Wilkinson and her colleague Michael Lewis found that mothers of boys, unlike mothers of girls, ________. A) talked more B) used longer sentences C) were more likely to use directives D) were more likely to acknowledge their children's comments

C

Carol Gilligan's book In a Different Voice presents a theory of moral development claiming that women tend to think and speak in an ethical voice different from that of men. Gilligan is convinced that: A) men's moral reasoning is more likely to reflect Martin Buber's call for genuine I-Thou relationships than Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative. B) men base their ethical decisions on a strong sense of responsibility to prevent pain and alleviate suffering. C) most men regard their ultimate ethical responsibility as one of "care." D) most men seek autonomy and think of moral maturity in terms of "justice."

D

Tannen says that, more than anything else, men are concerned mainly with: A) control. B) human understanding. C) human connection. D) status.

D

"Tag questions" soften the sting of potential disagreements that are likely to drive people apart.

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According to Julia Wood, girls learn to involve others in conversations while boys learn to use communication to assert their own ideas and draw attention to themselves.

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According to Tannen, women who verbally share problems with men are looking for the gift of understanding and they do not want advice.

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Deborah Tannen notes that when women state their opinions, they often tag them with a question at the end of the sentence.

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Tannen believes that male-female conversation is inherently cross-cultural communication.

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